Canopy for bicycles



(No Model.)

G. J. JACKSON. GANUAPY FOR BXGYGLES.

No. 53,845. Patented Jan. l, 1895.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE JEWESSON JACKSON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

CANOPY FOR BICYCLES,

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,845, dated January 1, 1 895. Applicationiiletl April 16, 1894. .Serial No. 507,784. (No model.) l

To @5l whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE JEWEssoN JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Canopy for Bicycles, of which the following is a specification.

lThis invention relates to canopies for bicyc es.

My object is to provide an improved construction and combination of parts constituting a folding canopy that will greatly sim plify their production, enhance their durability, render the parts easily replaceable, and enable them more easily and conveniently to be folded into a small space without disconnecting or separating any of the parts.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specilication, Figure l represents my improved canopy attached to theframe of a bicycle, with some of the parts in section. Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken through the center piece or disk of the canopy frame proper. Figs. 3, a and 5 are details of the center piece, locking plate, and arm of the canopy frarne; and Fig. 6 is a View showing the canopy and its standard or staff folded.

Like letters in the different figures of the drawings are placed on corresponding parts.

The letter A designates the standard or staff of the canopy and it is secured to the frame of the bicycle by a suitable clip B. The staff is composed of two lower straight sections a b and an upper section c bent horizontally to extend rearwardly over the rider. These sec tions are hinged together by small links d and are held rigid when in use by sleeves c that slide upon and lit over the joints of the sections. The clip B has a clamp f to engage the bicycle frame and a part g to receive the lower section of the sta, both having setscrews for securing the parts properly together.

Cist-hecanopycover. Itssupportingframe is composed of a disk or center piece D provided with radial grooves h and arms E hinged at the inner ends of the grooves so that the is extended a cap plate F formed with slits fi coinciding in position with the grooves 72. is rotatably fastened to the center piece D so that when the arms are turned into the grooves h the cap plate may be rotated so as to bring its solid portions over the grooves and arms and thus hold the arms in position as seen in Fig. 5.

The canopy is adj ustably fastened to the horizontal section c of the staff by means of a T-head G having a cross sleeve j to receive, slide, and rotate upon the section and a some- What elongated socketed stem 7a with a contracted month to receive a shank H on the center piece or disk D. This shank is formed of two parts l fm. jointed together in the same Way as those of the staff. The lower end of the shank has a head that fits and slides Within the stem and abuts against the mouth of the stern so as to prevent the shank from being entirely Withdrawn. Itwwill be 'seen that by this connection the shank may be drawn out and the disk turned so as to bring the arms of the canopy frame parallel with the section c of the staff and thus the parts may be folded as clearly shown in Fig. 6. A set-screw Z will be used to hold the shank H firmly in the stem 7s when the canopy is in use and a set-screw J willbe used to secure the sleeve j and section c together. Y

A bag or receptacle K to receive the canopy when folded is secured to the frame of the bicycle.

lVhatI claim as my invention,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a folding canopy, the combination of a standard or staff composed of jointed sections a l) c bent to form a horizontal part to extend over the rider, the center piece or disk D having radial grooves 7L, arms E hinged at the inner ends of the grooves, rotatable cap plate F formed with slits il coinciding in position with said grooves, a jointed shank H on disk D, the T-head Gr having socketed stem k to receive shank l-I and cross sleeve j to receive section c, all constructed and operating substantially as shown and described.

2. In a canopy for bicycles, the standard or staff A formed of jointed sections a b c bent to form a horizontal part to extend over the rider, afolding canopy frame, a T-head G con- IOO strueted to be secured to said llorizontalfparb of the sta and provided with a. sooketed stem .70,and a. jointed shank H'on Iolie oanopy frame movable longitudinally in the soeketed stem,

substantially as shown and described.

3. In a folding canopy, thecombination of the center piece or disk D having I'adiailL groovesh, arms E hinged at the inner ends ofthe grooves, and a. yrotatable cap plate F 1o formed With slits 7,' coinciding in position with v grooves h, whereby the arms may be turned up or folded when the grooves and slitsy coin`v f eide and the plate may be turned over the arms and grooves when the former are turned down into the grooves to look the same inv I5 place, substantially as shown and described.

' GEORGE JEVVESSON JACKSON.

Witnesses:

S. `W. MOCORMICK, A. WILSON. 

